Ep 169: I Am Becoming a Woman Who... (The Identity Shift That Makes This Work)

About this episode

Christie Walker discusses the importance of identity-based change in overcoming challenges with alcohol.

What if the reason changing your relationship with alcohol feels like a constant fight is because you're using the wrong strategy entirely? In this episode, Christie draws on her own story — 29 years of living alcohol-free, a faith journey that transformed her identity, and years of coaching Catholic women — to unpack the difference between behavior management and identity-based change. This isn't about willpower. It's about who you actually are. And that changes everything. Topics Covered: W...

People in this episode

Host: Christie Walker

Topics covered

• identity shift
• alcohol-free living
• faith journey
• coaching
• behavior management
• identity-based change

Keywords

• alcohol
• identity
• faith
• coaching
• sobriety
• women
• behavior change

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